Geopark De Hondsrug Environmental Vision 2014: UNESCO Geopark Plan

Geopark De Hondsrug Environmental Vision 2014 is a regional plan adopted by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe on 2 July 2014. The dataset relates to the Hondsrug area, designated as the first UNESCO Global Geopark in the Netherlands. It originates from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and is licensed under CC-PDM-1.0.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional development strategies based on the described geological and cultural historical values.
• Planning tourist-recreational facilities based on the networking opportunities mentioned in the description.
• Studying the integration of socio-economic systems within protected landscapes as referenced by the 'Robust socio-economic system' map.

Strengths

• Plan is formally adopted by a provincial government (Provincial Staten van Drenthe) on a specific date (2 July 2014).
• Covers a UNESCO-designated area (the first European Geopark in the Netherlands).
• Licensed under a public domain dedication (CC-PDM-1.0) for maximum reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Policy document adopted by provincial government.

Time Range

Plan adopted in 2014.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

De Hondsrug region, the Netherlands.